Can-carrier.



` o. H. CRUNK.

CAN CARRIER.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. CRONK, OF CURTIS, NEBRASKA.

' CAN-CARRIER.

T o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. CRoNx, a citizen of the United States,residing at Curtis, in the county of Frontier and State of Nebraska,have invented a new and useful Can-Carrier, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention is a can carrier applicable to vehicles or conveyances,and has for its object to provide a convenient means for carrying milkcans, oil cans and the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter adapted to be secured over the leaves of an elliptical springand axle tree of a buggy or wagon to yieldably support a can upon theaxle tree and to permit the free movement of the said spring.

With the above and other objects in view this invention is embodied inthe novel arrangement and construction of .parts as hereinafterdescribed and pointed out in the appended claims, the invention beingillus trated in the accompanying drawings, wherein similar referencecharacters indi cate similar parts, and wherein Figure 1 is a fragmentalportion of a buggy in perspective showing the carrier applied thereto asin use. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the carrier as in use.

Referring' specifically to the drawings, the rear end of the wagon boxor buggy is designated as 5 which is supported above the axle tree 7 bythe customary elliptical spring 6.

The carrier comprises an outer or rear upright bar 11, an inner orforward upright bar 13 which is parallel to the bar 11 and has the upperend thereof curved outwardly or rearwardly as designated as 14 andsecured to the intermediate portion of the bar 11 by suitable means, anda bar 15 lying partially on the lower end of the inner bar 13 and curvedoutwardly below the outer bar 11 with the free end thereof horizontal,the curved portion being designated as 16 and the horizontal portionbeing designated as 17 The upper end of the bar 11 is curved slightlyrearward to form an upright arm 12.

The spring 6 and the axle tree 7 are adapted to be received between thebars 11 and 13, the axle tree and the lower leaf of the spring 6 beingsecured between the lower ends of the said bars by means of the bolts 19which are passed through the bars 11 and 13 and the bar 15 astride theaxle tree and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led September 22, 1911.

Patented Feb. 27, 1912.

Serial No. 650,810.

the lower leaf of the spring. Thus upon tightening the bolts the carrieris securelyV mounted to the axle tree to permit the upper leaf of thespring to move freely between the bars 11 and 13, the bars 11 and 13vadapt-ed to engage one of the handles 9 of the cream or milk can whichis designated as 8 in Fig. 1 and the can is supported by the resilientfoot 17. In Fig. 2 the carrier is shown as supporting an oil can 10, theoil can being strapped to the bar 11. In thisY manner cans of variousdescriptions may be conveniently carried on the rear of the wagon orbuggy, the resilient foot overcoming the jarring and jolting due to thetravel of the wheels over the road. It is customary to carry cans in thefront portion of the wagon which is inconvenient and takes upconsiderable space in the wagon or buggy, and it will therefore be seenthat by applying a carrier of this character to the wagon or buggy thecans may be conveniently carri-ed at the rear `thereof and will notinterfere with the customary use of the wagon or buggy.

This device being made of metallic bars, preferably iron, renders thesame inexpensive to manufacture and both eiiicient and durable in use,and it is also understood that this device is susceptible of alterationsin its details within the scope of the appended claims without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

1. A canv carrier comprising a pair of parallel members, the outermember being curved outward at its upper end to form a handle engagingarm, means for securing the members to the axle of a vehicle over theelliptical spring, and a resilient can supporting foot bent from thelower end of the inner member to pass below the outer member.

2. A can carrier comprising an outer upright bar, and inner upright bar,curved outward at its upper end and secured to the intermediate portionof the outer bar, the In testimony that I claim the foregoing upper endof the outer bar being curved as my own, I have hereto aiixecl my signa-10 outwardly to form an upper arm, a bar ture in the presence of twowitnesses.

lying partially on the lower end of the inner bar and curvedk outwardbelow the outer bar CHARLES H. CRONK. and horizontal at its free end,and means Witnesses:

for securing said upright bars over the axle S. H. KLINE,

tree and elliptical spring of a Vehicle. S. W. GILBERT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

